Home > Synonyms > Synonyms for dysentery

Synonyms for dysentery

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-uh n-ter-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs ənˌtɛr i

Top 10 synonyms for dysentery
Other synonyms for the word dysentery

Définition of dysentery

Origin :
  • late 14c., dissenterie, from Old French disentere (13c.), from Latin dysenteria, from Greek dysenteria, coined by Hippocrates, from dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + entera "intestines, bowels" (see inter-). Related: Dysenteric.
  • As in Aztec two-step : noun looseness of the bowels
  • As in : noun traveler's diarrhea
  • As in diarrhea : noun loose bowels
Example sentences :
  • DiarrhÅ“a and dysentery were already sending many of them from the Peninsula.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • Burn and Bryan left it with dysentery; Morten with a poisoned hand.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • This form is often seen in the more severe types of summer dysentery.
  • Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
  • Dysentery was also increasing, and wards were reserved for these cases.
  • Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne
  • May not this disease be referred to aphtha, or to dysentery?
  • Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. II » by Erasmus Darwin
  • On the 12th March, 1827, Clapperton was seized with dysentery.
  • Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne
  • Both root and flower are astringent and are given for dysentery.
  • Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  • It seems to effect a cure in dysentery in the same manner as ipecac.
  • Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  • It is also of value as an injection in diarrhÅ“a and dysentery.
  • Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  • Dose: One pill every three to six hours for diarrhÅ“a and dysentery.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies Book of Useful Information » by Anonymous
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019